Building and picture projection device



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K. L. BOWER BUILDING AND PICTURE PROJECTION DEY ICE Sept. 12, 1950 Filed; mi 18, 1948 INVENTOR. Zen/rah? l.,50//ver Patented Sept. 12, 1950 I UILDING 2, 21,823.53 PI T Rii'rimJnoTI- N.

. 1 t I This invention .relatesto a decorating appara-.- tus for the interior and exterior of a' building. r Anobiectofthe. invention is the provision of a place of amusement in which those portions of the walls of thebuilding above the heads of the uests are ,.formed. of ,trans lucent materials, a projection machine being disposed in operative relation with, each translucent wall for projecting a picture'onsaid wall so that the picture will be notonly visible from the exterior of the building but will alsobevisible to the. guests, the picture depicting. a scene. orsuccessive scenes being illustrative of the subje'ct.matter.of music being played. in the building.

Another object of the invention is the provision of aplace or amusement in which the upper portions of the side walls of a building are formed of translucent glass, plastic or cloth so that when a, picture is projected on each of the walls, said scenic walls will be visible to the guests as decorations and visible to exterior as an attraction. The scenic effects being accomplished by the use of a projection apparatus employing stills or motion pictures for each translucent wall, the scenes depicted being illustrative of the subject matter of the music produced by an orchestra. The walls forming the screens and the projection apparatuses located above the heads of the guests, the apparatuses being disposed within or without the building, the translucent walls displaying advertising matter if desired, when the building is not employed for entertainment.

The invention is best understood from a, consideration of the following detailed description in connection with the accompanying drawings forming part of the specification, nevertheless, it is to be understood that the invention is not confined to the disclosure but is susceptible to such changes and modifications as shall define no material departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claim.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in. elevation of my decorated amusement building showing means for decorating temporarily the interior and exterior portions of the walls of the building.

Figure 2 is a horizontal section taken along the line 2--2 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a horizontal section similar to that shown in Figure 1 but disclosing a, modified form of the building,

Figure 4 is a fragmentary vertical section of a wall of one of the buildings showing an opaque lower wall and a translucent upper wall,

Figure 5 is a front view in elevation of a modi- 2 fied form of the display apparatusin which an advertising sign isapplied to "the top of a building, and g Figures is a horizontal sectio'nof the advertising 'sign'shown'inFigure 5. f j W Referring more particularly to Figures 1 and 2, 10: designates a "building which-has its lower. half constructed of brick or concrete walls ll iwhil the upper. portions [2 of the walls are formed of. translucentmaterials such as glass, clothlor a. plastic.- to provide screens so that stills or'movinggpictures projected onto saids'creens wilLbe visiblei from .the inside and outside of the building. The screens l2 are mounted preferably. in framessecured to the. tops of. the walls-fl Li Mounted; opposite each screen IZTlis; a .post. ll 5 which terminates at the upper end at a point substantially midway between the upper and lower edges of said screens. A projection apparatus I6 is mounted on the top of each post for projecting a still or the frames of a moving picture film onto the screens. The scenes depicted on all of the screens may be identical or they may be varied as desired. Since the screens are translucent, the scenes will be visible to persons inside and outside of the building. The projec tion apparatuses are controlled for simultaneous operation.

In Figure 3, a modified form of the building is shown only. The building 20 is in the shape of an octagon with seven sides thereof having the upper portion provided with translucent sections 2! which are above the furnishings and the heads of the patrons and upon which scenes are projected from individual projection machines 22 mounted on posts 23. A dance floor 24 is located at the center of the building and surrounded by a runway 25 for tables. A- band stand 26 is adjacent a wall 21 of the building which does not carry a translucent screen 2|. A railing 28 encloses the dance floor.

An auxiliary building 30 includes the Wall 21. This building houses a kitchen, rest rooms and other rooms necessary for the comfort of the guests.

In Figures 1 to 3, inclusive, the machines will project stills or moving picture films onto the screens so that they will be visible to both persons on the inside and outside of the building. Thus, the illuminated screens will not only provide light for the interior of the building but entertainment for the guests and decorations for the upper portions of the inner walls of the building. The scenes or decorations may be changed at will to produce an unlimited variety of pie- 31. The frontofsaid" casing is closed by a pair .0

of inclined translucent walls 38 and 39 and a top. The walls are inclined toward each at an acute angle or at right angles and theouterends;

are joined together. One of the devices '31 throws vertising matter, on the screen or transluciantwall" 38 while the wall 39 receives light rays from the other device. Constantly changing matter may be projected on the screens 38 and 39. The ca's ing 36 is secured to the roof of the building 35 ad- 20 jacent onewall so that the screens will extend over'the building in'a conspicuous manner for visibility atadistance. p -rIt;is to be .borne in mind'rthat the people in a room in the building as well as the furnishings 2-5 do not at any time stand between the projector and the translucent .walls thereof. Thus they do not interfere with the projected pictures on the translucent .wall whether stills or motion pictures are employed; Inpractice, the entire walls will be 6.

translucent's'creens thus giving the'illusion to the guests that they are surrounded by the scenery. The projections will not only include scenes but patternsanddesigns.

The building "shown in Figure 3 is a one-story 36 structure without a roof. It is the type commonly called a beach club.

The projection screens forming the walls of the building should be high enough to clear automobiles and are made of any well-known translucent material,

What I claim is:

A building including a guest entertainment room having a plurality of enclosing walls, each of said walls including a lower portion fabricated 0f er e il ine at al i ri h u p r p tionsfabricated or translucent material, the

latter named portion forming a projection screen,

apicture projection machine located exteriorly of thepbuilding-and in spaced relation with re- -.g pect to each of the screens for projecting scenes a light or projects an image which may be adit and decorative matter on said screens, and means for supporting the projection machines in alignment with saidscreens, the screens being supported by the upper edges of the lower portions ofthe'walls at a suificient height above the guests and furnishings in said room to enable each screen to'be clearly viewed without obstruction by the uests within said room. v

r 1 KENNETH L. BOWER.

R Y ssrmmssemt I 'll ie following references are of record inthe file of thispatent: A v v V UNITED STATES PATENTS, 1

Number Name Date 1,189,799 Erickson July 4,1916

' 2,116,114 Guidorossi May 3, 1938 FOREIGN PATENTS p Number Country Date.

.. 12,599 Great Britain May 24,1910 

